At Least 12 Arkansas Counties Have Disasters After Flooding
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
Officials of twelve Arkansas counties say they
have disasters on their hands after flooding late last week and
over the weekend. A statewide disaster declaration by Governor
Huckabee yesterday included seven counties -- Baxter, Boone,
Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Marion and Washington. Today,
officials in five more counties notified the state Department of
Emergency Management that they had declared disasters. Those
counties are Carroll, Independence, Izard, Newton and Searcy.
A news release from the agency said floodwaters were still
rising in some areas today.
According to the department, 50 homes in Washington County were
rendered uninhabitable by flooding. Several counties listed damage
to county roads as well as state highways. Washington County said
300 miles of roads had been damaged.
